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Photos: Endangered clover species emerges on Kankakee River State Park's Langham Island

By Tiffany Blanchette
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Endangered leafy prairie clover, shown protected by fencing on Aug. 9, 2025, was rediscovered on Langham Island by volunteer Karen Horn during a Friends of Langham Island stewardship day on July 17, 2025. The hadn't been seen on the island since 1873.

Endangered leafy prairie clover, shown protected by fencing on Aug. 9, 2025, was rediscovered on Langham Island by volunteer Karen Horn during a Friends of Langham Island stewardship day on July 17, 2025. The hadn't been seen on the island since 1873. (Tiffany Blanchette)

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Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.